Nonstop flight route between West Bend, Wisconsin, United States and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB), West Bend, Wisconsin, United States and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,614 miles (or 12,253 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between West Bend Municipal Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between West Bend Municipal Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB):

• The closest airport to West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of ETB.
• West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,029 miles (17,750 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Immediately overlying the airport is Class G Airspace.
• West Bend Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of West Bend, a city in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States.
• West Bend Municipal Airport covers an area of 404 acres at an elevation of 887 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of West Bend Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 887 feet, planes can take off or land at West Bend Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.

Facts about Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):

• On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.
• The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
• Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
• Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport, also known as Dire Dawa International Airport, is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia.